CASTINE, Maine – Maine Maritime men's lacrosse beat NVU-Lyndon, 21-1 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matchup on Tuesday afternoon.

How it Happened: Maine Maritime dominated the first quarter, scoring nine unanswered goals on the Hornets. Alex Stevens (South Portland, Maine) put the Mariners on the board with an unassisted goal, before Jacob Belanger (Brunswick, Maine) found Evan Golembeske (New Milford, Conn.) for a goal. Jayden Wilson (Lewiston, Maine) then scored two consecutive goals, assisted from Riley Morin (Harpswell, Maine) and Caden White (Woodstock, Vt.) to extend the Mariners' lead to four. Golembeske scored his second of the afternoon, before Zeke Tocci (Naples, Maine) scored off a pass from Owen Hansen (Bennington, Vt.). Wilson then scored two more goals, before Hansen found the back of the net once again to end the first quarter with a score of 9-0. Tocci assisted Stevens for a goal to start the second quarter, before Tocci found the back of the net himself for a goal. Wilson then scored off a pass from Chandler Coombs (Brunswick, Maine), before the Hornets scored their only goal of the game. Stevens and Wilson Higgins (Glenburn, Maine) each scored a goal to end the first half with a score of 14-1 in favor of the Mariners.

Stevens opened up the scoring in the second half for the Mariners with a goal, assisted by Belanger and Noah Caramihalis (York, Maine) quickly followed with a goal of his own. Sam Nichol (Concord, N.H.) and Higgins scored one goal each, before Wilson scored his last goal of the afternoon off a pass from Brendan Reddington (Wallingford, Conn.). Morin and Reddington each scored one more goals in the fourth quarter to claim a 21-1 victory over the Hornets.

Inside the Numbers: Wilson led the Mariners with six goals, two ground balls, and one caused turnover, while Stevens added four goals and two assists, along with two ground balls. Morin tallied a game-high eight ground balls, along with a goal and assist, while William Davee (Hope, Maine), Brandon Gagne (South Portland, Maine), and Tocci each caused four turnovers.

Benjamin Cheever led the Hornets with their only goal, along with three ground ball and one caused turnover. Anthony Townsend tallied a team-high six ground balls, one assist, and one caused turnover. Luke Violante and Gilbert Flores each recorded two caused turnovers.

Zach McCarthy (Malvern, Pa.) tallied one save in 30 minutes, Andrew King (Towson, Md.) recorded five in 27 minutes, and Teddy Easley (Katy, Texas) had two saves in three minutes for the Mariners, while Aaron Florence recorded 13 saves for the Hornets.

The Mariners held a 51-20 advantage in shots and a 53-26 advantage in ground balls over the Hornets. 

Up Next: Maine Maritime improves to 7-6 on the year and 6-2 in conference, while Lyndon falls to 1-10 overall and 0-7 in conference. The Mariners return to action this weekend for the NAC Championship. Time and place to be determined.